Machinery Lubrication magazine published by Noria Corporation
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8 | September - October 2014 | www.machinerylubrication.com FROM THE FIELD rapidly spot potential problems and trends. The waste oil collection rate KPI can be a broad measure of the amount of lubricant used over time across different facilities or a more tightly focused view of lubricant consumption within a given department or area of the plant. Irregular levels of consumption may indicate leakage, poor lubrication practices, issues with lubricant quality or other concerns. Macro Level KPIs Some high-level lubrication KPIs provide a snapshot across entire operations. These are indicative of overall equipment condition. One of these is overall asset health, which is a useful gauge of plant readiness. It shows the percentage of all equip- ment in a facility with no known issues or defects. Another helpful KPI is lubrication-related failures, which is often a simple calculation of the monetary cost, number of incidents or other measures of equipment failures that can be traced to lubrication over a given period of time. Keep in mind that achieving lubrication success is difficult, and all but the best will struggle. Setting goals and putting procedures into place to guarantee that proper lubrication practices are followed will greatly increase the likelihood of program success. Only then should KPIs be established for continued improvement. After all, what use is it to spend time, money and energy to measure something that you already know needs improvement, other than to look back and remind yourself how far you have come? As always, if you need assistance or someone to point you in the right direction, I'd love to help. About the Author Jeremy Wright is the vice president of technical ser vices for Noria Corporation. He ser ves as a senior technical consultant for Lubrication Program Development projects and as a senior instructor for Noria's Machiner y Lubrication I and II training courses. He is a certified mainte- nance reliability professional through the Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals, and holds Machine Lubricant Analyst Level III and Machine Lubrication Technician Level II certifications through the International Council for Machiner y Lubrication. Contact Jeremy at jwright@noria.com to learn how Noria can help get your lubrication program on the right track. OvERALL ASSET HEALTH Oil Analysis vibration Motor Current Analysis Infrared Mechanical Infrared Electrical ultrasonic Mechanical ultrasonic Electrical Overall Assets in Healthy Condition 85.38% 70.83% 93.07% 97.86% 94.00% 74.00% 90.50% 86.52% Assets in Deteriorating Condition 10.56% 16.32% 4.93% 1.89% 4.43% 17.10% 6.30% 8.79% Assets in Critical Condition 4.06% 12.85% 2.00% 0.25% 1.57% 8.90% 3.20% 4.69% Total Assets Assessed 360 448 525 923 329 283 911 1273 • A "healthy" asset is one that has no identifiable defects. • One of the best "leading" indicators of maintenance effectiveness and costs • The higher the overall asset health, the lower the maintenance cost will be for any given plant. » Fewer equipment will require maintenance » Fewer parts purchased » Fewer emergencies » Less overtime LuBRICATIOn-RELATED FAILuRES Frequency Data Source Target Quarterly RCA Reporting System 0 Definition Number (or dollar value) of equipment failures or reduced life directly or predominantly caused by some failing of the lubricant or lubrication Any failure related to lubrication indicates room for improvement.